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"I have no choice, but I'd still choose you..."

BIOGRAPHY

The Civil Wars are the lovely Joy Williams and the fantastic John Paul White. In addition to their solo careers, Joy & JP have begun The Civil Wars out of an unexpected creative chemistry that has been discovered between the two singer/songwriters.

To download a FREE copy of The Civil Wars debut release, Live at Eddie's Attic, go to their website: http://thecivilwars.com

LEVEL

professional

GENRES

Folk, Appalachian/Mountain, Singer/Songwriter

Contact

Management: Nate Yetton - info@thecivilwars.com
Label: none
Booking: JR Montes - email@currentmm.com

P.R.O.

ASCAP

INSTRUMENTS

banjo / acoustic guitar / harpsichord / piano / tambourine / vocals / xylophone

INFLUENCES

Leonard Cohen

I WRITE:

For a living

I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for myself
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

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